June 10 webinar – Volunteering for Protection: Indigenous Rights and the Impacts of Megaprojects

Published by Brent Patterson on June 8, 2025June 8, 2025

Webinar panel: Lilian, Alejandra, Melody and Rachel.

On Tuesday June 10 at 1 pm EDT, PBI-Canada and PBI-United Kingdom are collaborating on a webinar will highlight the intersection between Indigenous rights and the impact of megaprojects in Latin America — and how PBI volunteers are working in solidarity with grassroots movements resisting corporate abuses.

Register here.

Hear directly from:

Lilian Lizeth Flores – A land and environmental defender with ARCAH in the Juniguare community, Honduras. ARCAH is an anti-capitalist, anti-colonialist grassroots movement working to defend land from megaprojects.

Alejandra Ignacio Alvarez – A member of the Human Rights Solidarity Network (RSDH) in Michoacán, Mexico.

Melody Moore – A PBI volunteer in Mexico, who will share experiences from the protection team’s work on the ground.

The webinar will be hosted by Rachel Cox from Global Witness who is also a member of the PBI-UK Board of Trustees.

To join this webinar, register here. This webinar will have simultaneous Spanish-English translation.

PBI-UK promotion: Webinar at 1 pm EDT (Ottawa), 6 pm BST (London, UK).